The Advent of the Incredulous Stigmata Man
| Title | The Advent of the Incredulous Stigmata Man |
| Year for Search | 1998 |
| Authors | Mason, Kelvin |
| Date Published | 1998 |
| Publisher | Citron Press |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Male author, Welsh author, Zimbabwean author |
| Annotation | Authoritarian dystopia governed by the Extended European Community. The Antipodes are under a hole in the ozone layer and the people are very likely to die of skin cancer. Beer limited to 2% alcohol. Tobacco is outlawed and very hard to get on the black market. Unauthorized pregnancy is illegal; the mother is sent to prison and the child is taken by the state. Abortion is illegal an impossible to obtain. The novel focuses on a man who develops the stigmata and his relations with others living on the margins of the dystopia. The novel is set in Scotland. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The author was born in Wales and lived in Zimbabwe in 1998. |
| Full Text | 1998 Mason, Kelvin. The Advent of the Incredulous Stigmata Man. London: Citron Press. PSt Authoritarian dystopia governed by the Extended European Community. The Antipodes are under a hole in the ozone layer and the people are very likely to die of skin cancer. Beer limited to 2% alcohol. Tobacco is outlawed and very hard to get on the black market. Unauthorized pregnancy is illegal; the mother is sent to prison and the child is taken by the state. Abortion is illegal an impossible to obtain. The novel focuses on a man who develops the stigmata and his relations with others living on the margins of the dystopia. The novel is set in Scotland. The author was born in Wales and lived in Zimbabwe in 1998. |
